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6:21am PDT |
Pakistani airstrikes kill at least 12 militants
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Summary: AP - Pakistani warplanes and helicopter gunships pounded Taliban positions in the country's volatile northwest on Saturday, killing at least 12 suspected insurgents, security officials said, as the government kept up pressure on Islamist militants along t |
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6:14am PDT |
On Independence Day, Liberty's crown reopens
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Summary: AP - The first visitors allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown in nearly eight years began the arduous climb Saturday on an Independence Day journey laden with symbolism of freedom and national pride. |
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6:08am PDT |
INSIDE WASHINGTON: Items missing from Archives
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Summary: AP - National Archives visitors know they'll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the main building's magnificent rotunda in Washington. But they won't find the patent file for the Wright Brothers' Flying M |
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6:04am PDT |
Iraqi army arrest suspect in Kirkuk vehicle bombs
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Summary: Reuters - Iraqi army forces arrested a man on Saturday suspected of being behind two vehicle bombs in the northern city of Kirkuk that killed more than 100 people, an Iraqi army official said. |
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5:19am PDT |
Live text - South Africa v Lions |
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Summary: The British and Irish Lions look for a consolation victory in the third and final Test against South Africa in Johannesburg. |
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5:06am PDT |
Search ends for ferry passenger |
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Summary: Coastguards end a search off the north Wales coast for a man feared missing in the Irish Sea from a Liverpool-Dublin ferry. |
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5:05am PDT |
Pakistani forces attack militants near crash site
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Summary: Reuters - Pakistani helicopter gunships attacked Taliban militants on Saturday in a northwestern region where a military helicopter crashed the previous day killing 26 soldiers on board, a government official said. |
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5:04am PDT |
Man remanded after city car chase |
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Summary: A Belfast man has been remanded in custody following a 90mph car chase through the west of the city. |
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4:59am PDT |
Live - Venus v Serena |
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Summary: Defending champion Venus Williams takes on her sister Serena for the fourth time in a Wimbledon final. |
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4:49am PDT |
Probe into fatal tower block fire |
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Summary: Police say a fire in a London tower block, in which six people died, will be treated as suspicious until a cause can be determined. |
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4:47am PDT |
U.N.'s Ban denied Suu Kyi meeting
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Summary: Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday he was "deeply disappointed" that military-ruled Myanmar's top general had rejected his request to meet with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
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4:25am PDT |
Ronaldo vows to justify price tag |
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Summary: Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo insists the world record £80m fee that Real Madrid paid Manchester United for his services is a "fair price". |
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4:21am PDT |
British embassy employee in Iran charged
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Summary: AP - The lawyer for a detained Iranian employee of the British embassy in Tehran says his client has been charged with "acting against national security." |
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4:19am PDT |
N.Korea test-fires seven missiles: S.Korea
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Summary: AFP - North Korea test-fired seven missiles off its east coast on Saturday, South Korean officials said, in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday. |
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4:18am PDT |
Mrs. Obama bringing glamor to Moscow this weekend
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Summary: AP - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president. |
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4:14am PDT |
Yemen airline cancels route after crash |
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Summary: Yemenia Airways is canceling all its flights between Yemen and the Comoros Islands after this week's crash on the same route, the airline said Saturday.
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4:08am PDT |
PM meets Pride team before parade |
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Summary: Gordon Brown welcomes equality rights campaigners to Downing Street before London's annual Pride march. |
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4:02am PDT |
Pictures show gunman during raid |
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Summary: Dramatic pictures emerge of a gunman brandishing a weapon at a jewellery shop worker on the Isle of Wight. |
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4:00am PDT |
Critical task |
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Summary: UK troops pay high price in south Afghanistan |
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4:00am PDT |
Mending fences |
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Summary: Will Obama be able to improve US-Russian relations? |
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3:56am PDT |
Digger used in cash machine theft |
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Summary: Thieves who used a digger to remove a cash machine from a County Fermanagh supermarket escape with money. |
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3:53am PDT |
Harmison not expecting Test call |
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Summary: Durham pace bowler Steve Harmison is pessimistic about earning an England recall for the first Ashes Test. |
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3:50am PDT |
USO: We've moved beyond Bob Hope |
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Summary: Ask people whom they associate with the USO and most will say Bob Hope. As the country celebrates Independence Day, the organization that brings comfort and entertainment to America's men and women in uniform is trying to change that. Troops are now treat |
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3:42am PDT |
Massive demand for Jackson memorial tickets
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Summary: Reuters - More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway. |
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3:21am PDT |
Obama cites his agenda in holiday address
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Summary: AP - President Barack Obama sought to rally support for his domestic initiatives, while Sen. John McCain called for Americans to support Iranian election protesters. The one-time presidential rivals both cited the spirit of the nation's founders in their |
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3:14am PDT |
Inquiry into fatal tower block blaze |
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Summary: A fire at a tower block in south London, in which six people were killed, is being treated as suspicious by police. |
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3:14am PDT |
Fatal flats fire 'is suspicious' |
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Summary: A fire at a tower block in south London, in which six people were killed, is being treated as suspicious by police. |
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Cnn.com |
3:13am PDT |
North Korea test-fires 7 missiles, says Seoul |
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Summary: North Korea fired seven short-range missiles in less than seven hours today, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said today. The recent firings come amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula. The missiles were apparently Scud-type, estimated to have a r |
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3:10am PDT |
Mousavi 'must face treason trial' |
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Summary: A conservative Iranian daily says the main protest leader should be tried for treason for inciting unrest after June's elections. |
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3:07am PDT |
SKorea says North fires 7 missiles off east coast
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Summary: AP - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day. |
